blow (one's) cork

blow (one's) cork

To react furiously or violently, to the point of losing control of one's behavior. Mom totally blew her cork when I told her I had failed math. Don't blow your cork, it's just a tiny scratch on the car. The boss is definitely going to blow his cork when he hears we lost that big client.

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blow one’s cork

verb

See blow a fuse

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